Spending spree for divorce case man

A millionaire Russian businessman spent more than £40,000 on clothes, restaurants and travel in a fortnight – weeks after saying he could not pay £15,000 a month maintenance to his estranged wife, a divorce court judge has been told.

Lawyers representing the man’s wife outlined the scale of his spending to Mr Justice Moor during a private family court trial in London.

Detail of the case has emerged in a ruling published by the judge.

Mr Justice Moor had been asked to decide how much the woman should walk away with following the breakdown of a 25-year relationship.

He concluded that she should get a package of about £9.5 million.

He said no one involved could be identified.

Both the man and woman were from Russia.